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Several senior officials spoke to the press on condition( that they not be named) in the story.
(A) that they not be named
(B) that their names will not be used
(C) that their names are not used
(D) of not being named
(E) they will not be named

答案是A。
C、D为什么错呢？ 就算D用了being, 可是也完全符合了being的用法，C我也不觉得有什么错啊？  请教之~

luopite

A. on condition that...这里是虚拟语气，省略了should，表示只要。。。
所以应该是 on condition that thy should not be named in the story.
C. 既然A是正确简洁的的，为什么还要用their names are not used 这样awkward的表达方法呢？
其次，在虚拟语气中，应该使用动词原型，这里应该是their names be not used
D. on condition of 和because of \due to等结构类似，后面接名词或者名词短语，一般不接句子。
如On condition of your signing this receipt, I will pay you the money.

拙见，求高人指点。